The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-29
4 MENDMENr TO the CONSTITUTION

! A MENDMENT To THE CONSTITUTION
- proposed TO the citisens of this Common
General Assembly Of the Commonweaiih o. o
Pennsyivania. Published by order Of the Sec
rst:ry ,ry or the Commonwe w. aith: y pursuance o
| Joint resolution propo-ing an amendment .,
the constitution of the common wealth
| sEoTios 1. lie II resolved by the senate aut
House OF representatives Of the coiumonwsal M
81 Penpsylssnis IN General Assembly met, tina
| tho following 10 proposed ss an Amendment o
the con nstituu n Of the comm onwealth Of Pom
| the eighteenth article thereof:
AMENDMENT
| Strike out from section one, Of article ejsht
he tour qualifications for voters which road,
| as fbllows:
."1ftwen,y two yc,r. Of ago or upwards. h,
shall have paid, within two years, n state OF
county tax, which shall have bern assessed a,
lesst two mouths, and paid At least ono mont,
before the election so that the section which
| reads as follows:
"Evory male citizen, twenty. mo years OF fsge
pos.e.;irg the following Qualifications, shall
Second. lie shal have resided IN tho state
one year Tor II, having previously beep q quail.
hed elcctor or native born cltiz Of the stAto
he shall have removed therefcniu aud returned
hen six months, Immediately preceding the
election.
Third. lilo shall have rcsiicd In tho election
district where he shall olicr to vote at least
two months Immediately preceding the oloc.
tion.
Fourth. Iftweuty.two ye,rs Of aee or ur.
wards, he snail have paid, within two years, n
state or county tax, which shall have been As
scssed at loast two months, and paid a, least
one month before tho clcctior," shall be
amended, 80 as o road as iollows
Every male citizen twonty-ouo years Of age
possessing the following qualihcaiions. shall
no entitled to vote at the polling place of the
election district of VII ich hs III ~ at tho time
be n resident and not elsewhere
First. lie shall have been citizen OF the
United ~ ates at least thirty days.
Second. lie shall havo resided In tho statc
fed clccior or native horn ctiIon Of the state
be shall have removed therefrom and returned
then six months) Immediately preceding tic
election.
Third. lie shall have resided In tho election
district whcro he shall oncr tn vote at least
thirty days immcdiat " preceding the election
Tho legislature, at the session thereof ncSt
amer the adoption OF this section. shalt, AMI
from tlmo to time thoro,ltcr may, enact Ia, =
to property enforce this provision.
Fourth. Every male Citizen OF tho aye Of
twenty ono years. who shall have been n citI
sen for thirty days ami an inh,bitant Of this
state one rcar noxt preceding All election, OF
cept al municipal elections, and Tor tho last
thirty days resident nt tho election district
in which ho may offer his vote, shall TO entitled
to vote at such election In the election district
Of which he shall at the time ec n resident and
not elsewhere for all otrcsrs that nowaro or
hereafter may bo elected by tho people Prl.
vidcd. That in time OF war no elcctor in the
actual military service OF the State or Of tho
Ubitod states, In the army or navy thereof
shall DO deprived OF his vote by reason OF his
absence from such election district. and the
legislature shall have power to provide the
INA uner IN which and the time and place a,
" blch such absent electors may vote, and fuy
the return aud canvas OF thoir votes 10 the
election district in which they respectively re-
side.
Finh. For the purpose OF voting, no person
shall DO deemed TO have gained or lost u rest
denco By reason Of his presence or absence
while cnployed Ia the service uf tho United
states or the State, nor whilo engaged In the
ma Gvigauun of tho waters Of the state or of the
hig ia seas. nor while stud Ont OF any college OF
seminary of learning, nor while kept at any
almshousc or public Institution. except tho ia.
mates OF any homo tor disabled and INDECENT
soldiers and sailors, who for tho purpose OF
voting, shall bo deemed to reside In the elec
tion district whore said homo Ia located. Laws
shall DO made fer ascortaiuing, by proper
proofs, tho citizens who shall bc entitled T.
tho right Of suffrage horoby established.
A true copy OF the Joint resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE,
Secretary oftho Commonwealth,